Auburn AJROTC Upsets Leavenworth AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Auburn AJROTC upset Leavenworth AJROTC 996 to 989 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Auburn AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 33 points lower than Leavenworth AJROTC coming into this game.
Their fourth win in a row, Auburn AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Auburn AJROTC was led by Marcos Mauries who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Donni Purifoy , Lael Verace, and Ian Salinas. Auburn AJROTC is from Rockford, IL, and is coached by Chris McMullen.
Snapping a four game win streak Leavenworth AJROTC dropped to 4 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Leavenworth AJROTC was led by Steven Verburg who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Trevor Sanders, Shanley Palmer, and Jackie Johnson. Leavenworth AJROTC is from Leavenworth, KS, and is coached by MSG Timothy Danuser.
Next up Auburn AJROTC will compete against Grainger AJROTC from Rutledge, TN. Grainger AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. Leavenworth AJROTC will compete against New Caney AJROTC from New Caney, TX. New Caney AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688452625.1
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